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哭 - kū

weep, cry, wail

weep, cry, wail

How to read 哭

Click 哭 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishweep, cry, wail
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

哭喊 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 哭丧. Please read 哭泣 one more time.

Common words with this character

to wail
to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed
to weep
Wailing Wall, or Western Wall

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 哭 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 哭喊 and 哭丧 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 哭.